For a time within the late Nineteen Forties and early Nineteen Fifties, Bobby Driscoll was the golden boy of Walt Disney Studios and have become one of the beloved baby stars of his era. Born Robert Cletus Driscoll on March 3, 1937 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was the one baby of Cletus and Isabelle Driscoll. His household moved to Los Angeles and by probability, a barber’s connection to the movie business landed him his first audition. At simply 5 years outdated, Driscoll was forged in MGM’s Misplaced Angel, beginning a profession that might shortly make him a family identify.
Driscoll’s early years in Hollywood have been a whirlwind. He performed the youngest Sullivan brother in The Combating Sullivans and landed roles alongside stars like Don Ameche and Myrna Loy. In 1946, Disney signed him to a contract, pairing him with Luana Patten in Music of the South. The duo reunited for So Expensive to My Coronary heart in 1949, and Driscoll additionally starred within the suspenseful thriller The Window, which earned him a particular Juvenile Academy Award. Disney then forged him as Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island and, most famously, because the voice and animation mannequin for Peter Pan. At his peak, Driscoll was incomes $1,750 every week (the equal of greater than $22,000 every week immediately).